I AM ZIMMMM!
Fools…
As per usual, that is the thought going through the head of you, the MIGHTY ZIM!
They continue to be unaware of the risks posed by inviting meeeee! ZIMMMM!
You smirk as you fold your arms.
"Ha! Soon, the glorious Echidna Empire will rise again ! I just have to bide my time amongst these filthy others and then I will strike like… something that strikes! AHAHAHAHA!" You laugh.
"Zim, can you shut the fuck up and just look over my calculations?" An irritated, tired voice commanded you.
You glare and narrow your eyes at the fox.
"Do not presume you can give me orders, Reagan! I am-" You start.
"The new guy. I outrank you, so I am pulling rank to tell you to shut up." She deadpanned.
Mumbling about how you would remove her tongue back in your tribe for this transgression (which she had the GALL to roll her eyes at!!!) you checked her calculations on her latest project.
"Hmmph. They seem sound… for a non Echidna." You scoffed. She just shook her head and got back to work.
"Go see if Entrapta and Hordak need anything. Just make sure they're not screwing each other before you go in, there's SOMETHING in the air between those two and I don't know how long until it boils over." She ordered. You grit your teeth and walk off to do as told, to your disgust. Tolerating these fools made you want to perish a thousand deaths, but it was a necessity. Even someone as mighty as you wouldn't last here alone.
As you tried to find Entrapta's lab (the obnoxious spider couldn't stay still and changed the room she used every other day), you bump into a familiar imposing, lanky figure.
"Watch it, fleshie." Dr. Nefarious sneered.
No one knew what creature Nefarious had been before what he was today. He may have even been an Overlander (or Human as these fools called them for whatever reason), but it was irrelevant. Now he was almost completely mechanical, and he regarded even those who tolerated his antics enough to bond with him with a level of disgust and condescension.
"Ah, newbie. Errands again?" The man smirked smugly.
"This will not last, Nefarious. I will soon rise again, bring a glorious new age to my people! FOR I AM ZIMMMM!" You exclaimed.
"Ha! Like you could do that, meatbag! Us machines will RISE FIRST! AHAHAHAHA-" Dr. Nefarious started, before he suddenly froze up.
"-I can't love you! For I am not who I say I am… I am your grandmother's second cousin twice removed-!" A strange transmission emerged from him. You smack him and he returns to reality.
"Thank you, Zim. Boast to each other again same time tomorrow?" Nefarious asked, suddenly relaxing and getting friendly.
"Of course, fool. Wouldn't miss it." You give a thumbs up. You two shake hands before continuing on as if nothing had just transpired between you two.
Eventually, you find the lab you are searching for, but irritably there is another insect there with Entrapta.
"The risk is too great, you arachnid airhead! One wrong move and you'll blow us to kingdom come!" A Fly with an eye patch was arguing to a spider with pink hair extensions that seemed way too long.
"But science is all about risk! Where's your sense of discovery?" The spider whined, as her hair suddenly extended to grab some tools and flip her welding mask over her face. The fly rolled his eyes.
"Hordak may tolerate your insipid obsessions, but I will not be so easily swayed, Entrapta." The fly scoffed.
"Awwww…" Entrapta whined.
"What is happening?" You raised an eyebrow.
"Zim! This multi limbed moron is trying to research Dark Gaia and tap into that energy source! Can you believe that? It's far too risky, even for someone of my caliber."
"Stockman, your caliber is stinky!" You smirk.
"You take that back!" Stockman gets enraged and charged you, sending you flying to the ground. Entrapta yelped and tried to break you two up, but this just escalated into a comical fight cloud.
"Ow! No biting!" Entrapta whined. Eventually, a bat walked and joined in.
"Leave my lab partner alone, you imbeciles!"
"Thanks Hordak!"
"My mind is BRILLIANT, NOT STINKY!"
"YOU LIEEEEEE!"
The fight cloud extends to the hallway, where Dr. Nefarious shrugged and jumped in and Reagan is dragged in against her will, complaining. A Golden Retriever walks in, blinks slowly, and tries to leave.
"BRETT HELP!" Reagan requested. The dog immediately obeyed, jumping in to assist his best friend.
Eventually, things got so disruptive a familiar figure entered.
"WHAT IN THE NAME OF EGGMAN'S MUSTACHE IS GOING ON!?" Maw demanded.
The group immediately stops mid fight (how they froze in the air like that will bother Maw forever) before scrambling to their feet.
"Zim started it!"
"YOU LIEEEEEE, STOCKMAN!"
"Entrapta was an innocent bystander! To punish her would be quite idiotic!"
"Thank you Hordak!"
"I just wanted to do my fucking work!"
"I hate fleashbags! They ruined my paint!"
"I WANTED TO MAKE PUPPETS!"
"ENOUGH!" Maw snapped at the overlapping excuses, everyone shutting up. He coughed and regained his composure.
"Who started this is ultimately irrelevant, because I am ending it. All of you are to clean this mess you made, and everywhere else in the base while you are at it!" the Egg Boss commanded.
"But-" You start.
"Buts are for sitting, Zim. Do not test my patience." He warned bluntly. You growl but fall silent as everyone else folded their arms before grumbling and starting the task of cleaning the base.
"Stupid fleashbags! I had important projects!" Nefarious complained.
"Shove your complaints up your ass, Man. You think I want this?" Reagan complained.
"Hey, it's not the end of the world, we can maybe bond over this!" Brett attempted to see a bright side.
Everyone rolled their eyes, but surprisingly none of you had the heart to break Brett's unwavering belief you could all be friends.
"Sucks to suck, eh?" Phage peeked in on a screen to say before leaving.
"I try to be nice, and she's a fascinating creation… but I hate Phage." Entrapta stated.
"On THAT, we can agree." Stockman scoffed.
"When my clan rises-" You began.
"Shut up, Zim." The others deadpanned in unison.
"I AM ZIMMMM! YOU SHALL NOT SILENCE THE GLORY OF MY EMPIRE! MY CLAN WILL-!"
A mop to the face silences you, as you scowl.
This was not the end of the discussion! You WILL bring glory to your ancestors, clan and Echidnas in general!
FOR YOU ARE ZIMMMM!
…Just have to finish cleaning this toilet first. Why did it have to be chilli night…?
(This is once again psuedo canon. If it happens to be canon is up to @Kingster Hope you enjoy either way!)
